Cladding

Cladding is an outer layer of material covering another. It may refer to the following:


 * Cladding (boiler), the layer of insulation and outer wrapping around a boiler shell
 * Cladding (construction), materials applied to the exterior of buildings
 * Wall cladding, exterior material applied to the walls of a building
 * Copper cladding, applying copper to the exterior of buildings
 * Rainscreen cladding, an exterior wall detail to create a capillary break and to allow drainage and evaporation of water
 * Cladding (fiber optics), fiber optics property to contain light in the core of the fiber by total internal reflection
 * Cladding (metalworking), a bonding together of dissimilar metals
 * Cladding (nuclear fuel), the outer layer of the fuel rods, standing between the coolant and the nuclear fuel